Smart City & Utility Industry News

PartnershipNew Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingRATPBouygues Energies & ServicesFrance

RATP Group Awards €6M EV Charging Infrastructure Contract To Bouygues

Dec 18, 2025

RATP Group, France’s third-largest urban transport operator, has selected Bouygues Energies & Services to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure across approximately 60 sites in the Île-de-France region. The five-year renewable...

New Project (Full-Scale)Smart CityNTT DataItaly

Cosenza Deploys Digital Twin Platform For Urban Planning

Dec 18, 2025

Cosenza, a southern Italian city, has launched an Urban Planning Platform built on digital twin technology to transform territorial management through data-driven decision-making. Developed with NTT DATA, the system combines artificial intelligence...

New Project (Full-Scale)WasteVizziaFrance

Seine-et-Marne Launches AI Camera System To Fine Illegal Dumping

Dec 18, 2025

The Department of Seine-et-Marne will deploy ten Vizzia surveillance cameras across 41 volunteer municipalities starting in the first half of 2026 to automatically detect and fine illegal dumpers. The initiative addresses an environmental crisis...

Upcoming projectWasteCity DetectUSA

Dallas to Equip Garbage Trucks with AI Cameras to Curb Illegal Dumping

Dec 17, 2025

The Dallas City Council has approved a three-year contract valued at approximately $2.6 million to install AI-powered cameras on municipal waste collection vehicles, marking what officials describe as a data-driven approach to urban code...

FundingSandGrainInnovation Industries

SandGrain Raises €13.5M Series A to Scale IoT Security Globally

Dec 10, 2025

Dutch deep-tech firm SandGrain has secured €13.5 million in a Series A financing round led by Innovation Industries, with participation from BOM (Brabantse OntwikkelingsMaatschappij), Invest‑NL, and existing investor DeepTechXL. The capital...

Mergers and AcquisitionsWaterSimplicitiUrbasense

Simpliciti Acquires Urbasense to Advance Its Smart Irrigation Capabilities

Dec 10, 2025

Simpliciti has entered into an agreement to acquire Urbasense, a French specialist in agronomic management and intelligent watering, to create a leading player in agronomy and optimized irrigation for urban greening across France and neighbouring...

Upcoming projectStreet LightingEV ChargingTecnaliaSpain

Sumacàrcer Opens Market Consultation for Upcoming Smart Street Lighting Innovation Project

Dec 9, 2025

The small municipality of Sumacàrcer (Valencia) has embarked on a pioneering “smart street lighting” project under the umbrella of SMART STREET LIGHTING — a public-innovation procurement initiative designed to transform its conventional...

New Project (Pilot)SecurityGoViewUSA

City of Midland Launches AI-Camera Pilot to Enhance Park Safety

Dec 9, 2025

The City of Midland, Texas, has approved a US$412,956 investment to deploy AI-enabled surveillance across public parks, aiming to bolster public safety. The pilot program, using equipment from GoView LLC, will feature four mobile surveillance...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficGaistIreland

Northern Ireland to Develop National Digital Twin Covering Entire Road Network

Dec 9, 2025

The Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) (DfI) has awarded a contract to Gaist to produce a comprehensive “digital twin” of every public road, footway, cycleway and associated street asset across Northern Ireland. The contract will...

New Project (Full-Scale)SecurityHikvisionSpain

Melilla Deploys Citywide Intelligent Surveillance Network To Strengthen Public Safety

Dec 9, 2025

A New Integrated System Centralized Under the Security Council The City of Melilla has launched a new citywide intelligent surveillance program designed to modernize public safety operations and enhance real-time situational awareness. The system,...